This research assessed the influence of factors influencing farmers’ adoption of irrigation water management practices and technologies (IWMPT) along the Ng’areng’iro river in Lamuria sub-location, Laikipia County. The specific objectives of this research were to assess: (i) the influence of farmer’s socio-economic factors (age, gender, income, education level) on the adoption of IWMPT (ii). Influence of farmers attitude on the adoption of IWMPT, (iii) influence of farmers knowledge o...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to assess the impact of Human Immuno-deficiency virus/Acquired Immuno-deficiency syndrome scourge on Farm labour productivity and welfare of infected and non infected farmers in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A multistage selection involving purposive and stratified random sampling techniques was used in selecting respondents. A total sample size of 180 respondents was purposively selected from four communities. Data were collected using a well struc...
ABSTRACT Agricultural Marketing Information Tools (AMITs) is a technology which is designed to gather, process and distribute information based on the conditions and dynamics of agricultural markets to various stakeholders through one or more information channels to aid in their decision making. An improvement in the participation of market by smallholder famers in developing countries carries the potential of reducing poverty. The study sought to assess the impact of AMITs on maize farmer’...
ABSTRACT Banana production is important due to the role it plays in the economy of Kenya. It provides income to the farmers; generate job opportunities and boost food security in the country. Banana is ranked as the fourth most valuable crop in the world after maize, wheat and paddy. In some Eastern and central parts of Kenya banana plantations have replaced coffee plantation which was formerly the main source of income to the farmers in the region. Nevertheless, despite the important roles ...
ABSTRACT Vegetable production is of great importance in terms of nutrition improvement, income generation and food security. Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISNG) action research project actively integrates vegetable farming and marketing practices in order to reduce the vulnerability of indigenous populations of Babati district located in the Manyara region of Tanzania. In Tanzania smallholder vegetable famers receive asymmetrical and incomplet...
ABSTRACT Vegetable production is of great importance in terms of nutrition improvement, income generation and food security. Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISNG) action research project actively integrates vegetable farming and marketing practices in order to reduce the vulnerability of indigenous populations of Babati district located in the Manyara region of Tanzania. In Tanzania smallholder vegetable famers receive asymmetrical and inc...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the effect of nucleus farmer-outgrower schemes on input use efficiency and profitability among smallholder farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana. Simple random sampling technique was employed to sample three districts from the Northern Region and a total of 330 smallholder farmers made up of 150 outgrowers and 180 non-outgrowers were interviewed using structured questionnaires. A comparative analysis is made between outgrowers and non-outgrowers. The study emp...
ABSTRACT Farmer’ organisations are seen as key vehicles to achieve intensification and increased market orientation of the smallholder farm sector; however there are contradicting reports regarding the effectiveness of these farmer organisations to achieve these goals. In the study, the role of collective action on cocoa marketing among rural smallholder farmers in Kyela District was analyzed. Cross-sectional household data were used to analyze the effect of farmer group membership on inco...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at evaluating farmers participation in the value addition to oilseeds and its implication on farmer’s income with special emphasis on sunflower. The general objective was to promote sustainable sunflower production and income generation through value addition in the rural sunflower potential areas of Tanzania. Specifically the study aimed to: assess processing capacity and utilization, identify factors influencing farmer participation in value addition, describe ma...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to analyze the gap between the recommended pesticides spray programmes and the actual farmers’ practices in the production of tomato and African eggplant among farmers in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. The specific objectives were to: (i) Identify the pesticide use recommendations for tomato and African eggplant production (ii) assess the level of farmers awareness on recommended pesticide spray programmes (iii) compare the recomm...
ABSTRACT Farmer Field School (FFS) approach is gaining prominence as an extension approach in most developing countries and its degree of effectiveness in influencing farmer’s uptake of knowledge for future use is promising. This study was conducted to assess the role of FFS as an approach in disseminating technologies to paddy farmers in Mvomero District. Specifically, the study sought to determine perception of farmers on FFS approach in knowledge development and dissemination of technol...
ABSTRACT Public and private extension providers have been assisting farmers in Liberia but there has been no study done on services they deliver to cassava farmers. The purpose of the study therefore was to investigate the delivery system of public and private extension services on cassava farmers. The study used quantitative survey in which 318 proportionately randomly sampled cassava farmers in the Sanniquellie and Saclepea Mahn Districts were interviewed using an interview schedule.. The s...
ABSTRACT Maize farmers in Hoima District have formed groups to overcome the challenges of low production, processing and marketing of maize due to lack of adequate extension support, inadequacy of transport facilities, limited access to inputs and output market. However, studies have shown that even when the farmers form groups, the challenges that farmers face as individuals continue to be experienced in their farmer groups. The challenges listed if left unaddressed, have the potential of c...
ABSTRACT Environmentally friendly farming technologies play key roles in ensuring food safety and security, human health and in restoring and conserving the environment to safeguard the well-being of humans and animals. Therefore, future food security and economic independence of developing countries like Ghana would depend on ecosystems sustainability and agricultural productivity. This study explored the importance of farming practices on ecosystems sustainability for improved rural liveli...
Abstract: The utilization of insect-based feeds (IBF) as an alternative protein source is increasingly gaining momentum worldwide owing to recent concerns over the impact of food systems on the environment. However, its large-scale adoption will depend on farmers’ acceptance of its key qualities. This study evaluates farmer’s perceptions of commercial IBF products and assesses the factors that would influence its adoption. It employs principal component analysis (PCA) to develop percepti...